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Revenue Pressures Cause Aussie Banks to Lower Lending Standards for Home Loans

May 23, 2012

Credit Suisse, in a new report released on Wednesday, warned Australian banks not to lower their lending standards for home loans to make up for the flat growth of lending across the banking industry,. full story

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Revenue Pressures Cause Aussie Banks to Lower Lending Standards for Home Loans

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